Bill Cosby to play Riverside Theater May 18

Comedy legend Bill Cosby is making a return appearance at the Riverside Theater May 18.

The 75-year-old Cosby last performed at the Riverside on Aug. 22, 2011.

"The classic themes that have helped make Bill Cosby a comedy legend remain in play . . . ," Dave Tianen wrote in his review of that show for the Journal Sentinel. "It's a gentle, old-school take on comedy that would probably go splat in lesser hands. The topics can be mundane on the face of them: a man calling his wife because his car conked out on the freeway, a teenager sulking about having to clean her room. But when rendered by a beloved old pro with impeccable timing and a nutty-putty mug of endless nuance, you have the makings of a comedy genius who never grows stale."

Tickets for Cosby's 7:30 p.m. show are $35 and $55, and go on sale beginning at noon Dec. 7 at the Riverside box office, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., and the Pabst Theater box office, 144 E. Wells St. Tickets also may be purchased by calling (414) 286-2663 or visiting pabsttheater.org.

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